The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — October 2115
Highlights this month
- 4FriUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:17pm)
- 5SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (4:31am)
- 14MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:41am)
- 15TueSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag 0.0). (6:35pm)
- 20SunThe Moon passes Venus — 0.3° apart. (7:08am)
- 21MonOrionids meteor shower peaks (up to 20/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:11am)
- 25FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:12pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
| Thu 10 | 6:43am | 7:32pm | 12h 49m | 9:03pm | 5:12am |
| Sun 20 | 6:29am | 7:42pm | 13h 13m | 9:16pm | 4:55am |
| Thu 31 | 6:14am | 7:53pm | 13h 39m | 9:31pm | 4:36am |
Days lengthen by about 72 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 4, 6:35am
- Last QuarterFri 11, 9:05am
- New MoonFri 18, 6:37am
- First QuarterSat 26, 3:50am
Perigee 12 Oct (369,700 km) · Apogee 25 Oct (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −1.3 | 6:29am | 12:48pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 7:40am | 2:36pm | 9:33pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 6:26am | 12:46pm | 7:05pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −2.1 | 12:11pm | 7:27pm | 2:47am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.0 | 7:25pm | 1:13am | 6:57am | All night |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 12:59am | 5:42am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 6:41am | 1:03pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- Orionids — peaks 21 October, radiant in Orion (up to 20/hr). Also from Halley's Comet; Orion rides high after midnight from the south, giving a fair show. A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — October 2115
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 7 September 2026.